Australia and New Zealand vs OECD: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Australia and New Zealand
34.24 million ha
in 2024
OECD
42.37 million ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
3rd
OECD rank
1st
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 42.37 million ha against 34.24 million ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 8.13 million ha.
That makes OECD's figure about 1.2 times Australia and New Zealand's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 221 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.98 million ha | 49.52 million ha | 4.54 million ha | OECD |
| 2000s | 53.82 million ha | 58.56 million ha | 4.74 million ha | OECD |
| 2010s | 46.21 million ha | 51.68 million ha | 5.47 million ha | OECD |
| 2020s | 34.74 million ha | 42.08 million ha | 7.34 million ha | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Australia and New Zealand or OECD?
- OECD, at 42.37 million ha against 34.24 million ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Australia and New Zealand and OECD?
- 8.13 million ha, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and OECD?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and OECD rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.